Three of the countries that picked a female leader in 2024 – North Macedonia, Namibia and Mexico – did so for the first time in their nation’s history. In the post-World War II period ...

Richest Countries in the World in 2024: The global economic outlook for 2024, as projected by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), indicates a steady yet cautious path forward for the world economy.

Sultan Kösen, who hails from Turkey, is nearly 8 feet 3 inches tall and may be the tallest person on the planet. Despite his impressive stature, his country isn't among those with the tallest ...

Every map of the world that you have ever seen is inaccurate. Well, of course, you might think. How could they map out the world when it’s round, not flat? True. But that isn’t the point.

Simply sign up to the Global Economy myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Central banks around the world are expected to lower borrowing costs as global inflation eases from the multi ...

With a world full of fascinating travel destinations, choosing the perfect vacation spot can present a challenge. That's why U.S. News used expert opinions, reader votes and current trends – and ...

You can see the changes in the blowing particles on this map. The red flowing right is greater support for Trump than in 2016. The blue jetting left shows more Democratic lean than four years ago.

Only seven countries in the world met safe air pollution levels in 2023, according to a report by Swiss air quality technology company IQAir. The World Air Quality Report, released earlier this ...

Climate change is a growing global concern and more and more countries are seeing the effects ... by protected areas," and it is also a "world leader in wastewater management," said the report.

An accurate world ... projection map, you would think the opposite. In addition to the map’s size problem, several critics of it say that the wide use of Mercator’s system shows a cultural bias. Arno ...

“we think this is maybe the most accurate map of river flow ever made,” he said. Gleason’s conclusion: “Holy cow, the rivers of the world are a lot different than we thought.” Some are ...

Impoverished countries do not have much in common ... and just one in 18 is among the world’s poorest. The country’s policymakers do not have to worry about simply providing power.